Feds investigating if Austin police officers participated in U.S. Capitol riot
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley has been in touch with federal agents investigating the U.S. Capitol riot, and he has offered them the Police Department's collaboration should they uncover evidence that any Austin officer participated in the insurrection or has extremist views, the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV learned Wednesday.
Local law enforcement officials on Wednesday said there is no indication so far that any Austin or Central Texas officer participated in the riot.
Manley’s contact with the FBI, which he disclosed in an email exchange with a city council member last week, is in keeping with recommendations presented to members of Congress by the Major City Chiefs Association, a group of law enforcement officials leading law enforcement agencies in the country's largest metropolitan areas.
The organization recommends that local law enforcement agencies “work with our federal partners in evaluating tips and leads to identify any officers or anyone else who engaged in unlawful behavior,” according to a recent letter from the group in response to questions by several members of Congress. “Through open-source reporting, we now know that several current and former local law enforcement officers, firefighters and military members engaged in unlawful behavior and violated their oath of office.”
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/20/capitol-riot-fbi-investigates-if-austin-police-officers-were-siege/4238741001/